Cause of Death Revealed for Natalie Cole

January 8, 2016

NEW YORK (AP) — Natalie Cole died of idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension which led to heart failure. What that means is she had a rare lung disease that caused shortness of breath, dizziness and sometimes chest pain, but the exact cause was unknown. Her family said Cole got that diagnosis after her 2009 kidney transplant. She had battled drug problems and hepatitis.